Then there are the superbly choreographed action set pieces that definitively prove that shaky cam isn’t the only way to show expert speed or adrenaline-pumping intensity. Reeves is in fine form here, starting out with a typically understated portrayal of titular Wick before exploding like a powder keg. That’s why the best way to sell the uninitiated on John Wick is to ignore the premise and focus on basically everything else. And despite the seemingly farcical pitch, it works.

For Key and Peele, what made sense was to take the mickey out of it.įor Keanu Reeves, though, the loss of a dog as a motivating factor for a high body count is a lot more grounded. You need only look as far as comedian duo Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key’s Keanu to see the most logical execution of a snatched-away pet motivating ultra-violence.